New Inn Hotel

Utterly beautiful, a real gem. Clovelly is a private village, therefore, there is a fee of 8.50, but, I assure you, it's worth it. All properties here are rented, the fee is for the upkeep of the village. The visitor centre is impressive, a large cafe with outdoor seating, equally large shop selling various gifts & local confectionary. The walk into the village is very steep & cobbled, be careful when it's wet, leading down to the harbour where you'll find breathtaking views across the bay, a large hotel here, (Red Lion), open to non residents.

Various properties can be viewed on the way down to the harbour. For those who don't want to walk back up the hill, a landrover, seating about 6 or 8 people will take you back to the visitor centre. I can't praise this beautiful place enough.

Clovelly is one of the most beautiful villages I've ever seen. The cottages, the people and the stories. Make sure you start watching the 20 minutes video, not only to get an idea behind the history and culture, but also to get into the right mood to see everything yourself. The video is at the main building (just down the stairs to the right, passed the toilets).

You have free access to the village within one week after your visit; we used that for a wonderful walk to Mill Mouth and enjoyed amazing nature and stunning views! Oh, and you can also visit the Victorian garden (included, which is very charming and you also have a great view from there!

Worth doing to see if you're like a mountain goat. Pebble or mini cobbles are slippery when wet. Friends people in the village considering how many tourist frequent the place. Landy ride back up the hill is worth the money and avoids a trip the A&E!

Very pleasant site to visit worth the trip very good restaurant at entrance and public house at base of hill. Hard going in feet if walking down or alternatively by paid land rover only transport on site. Well kept private village.

Amazing place, very picturesque. My daughter loved stacking stones on the beach. Be aware of going back as it's a very steep hill all the way up and there is no other way to get to the car park :) We visited during the week and the food in a pub was very limited, with few positions on the menu already gone before the lunch time began (including fish and chips) and restaurant was closed. Other than than very enjoyable

Beautiful harbour village with some really great views and amazing aesthetics. The lower area has some great points of interest including a pub, few shops, hotel, tea room, church and so many stunning view points. Visited during the week and at about 5 so most things were starting to close but I'm sure in season they'd have more availability. Gorgeous village would definetly recommend a look round

What an unusual village, great visitor centre at the entrance then extremely steep cobbled stone streets down to the small fishing port. Shops and museums, cafes and pubs all add to the experience. We also did the coastal walk with a wide flat path to some great views even though the weather wasn't great.

A very interesting place. We went in winter so it was very quiet. Only the sweets shop and the Red Lion cafe was open. There are public toilets right at the very bottom. It is a very steep and slippery walk down and up. We went down the "beach" to see the waterfall. Not an easy task with all the (pretty) rocks you have to walk on. All in all, I'm glad we went. My legs were a bit sore!

Quaint seaside village with cobbled streets and small harbour. 8.25 to park and enter but this also includes the Court Gardens half a mile up the road. Friendly staff and fine food in the restaurant.

I love Clovelly, even at my age of ermmmm mumble 72. It is a passion that I will never use the Land Rover and will walk back up with a few stops on the way for a refresher in The Red Lion and the New Inn. Trust me, if I can do it anyone can, just take your time and ignore the comments of the youngsters. Funnily, some of them were totally finished at the top.

This village is full of history and more seems to come to light every time I visit. People complain about the cost but look around you, look at where that money is going. The upkeep is better now than it has ever been. Worth every penny in my estimation.

It's a very picturesque place. Definitely worth a look to get a feel for the character of the place. It's steep and cobbled so care has to be taken. Don't forget to get the land rover ride back up to the top. It's expensive but good fun.

I agree it is absolutely stunning but seems terribly expensive for what it is. There are numerous warnings of how steep it is and of the cobbled streets so you should know what to expect. They do say don't take any strollers or prams but I did see some parents managing. I did however feel very much like I was intruding. I wonder how much locals really like having tourists treking past their windows all the time and after a drink in the little cafe half way down I was more convinced of that due to the many many signs ordering us not to do numerous things!

Expensive to get in but utterly charming. Stunning location and quite unique. I think you can still get a land rover back up if you can't face the climb. Sensible shoes only.

I overheard the most ridiculous comment on my way home tonight that 'you have to go abroad with families these days, because you can't guarantee the weather in the UK'. YOU CAN'T GUARANTEE THE WEATHER ANYWHERE IF YOU KEEP JETTING OFF FOR YOUR HOLIDAYS. Which reminded me of the wonderful trip we had to Clovelly at Easter, or C-lovely as my kids nicknamed it.

You see, the whole reason we went here is that it was Easter and there was an unseasonably cold north wind. Clovelly, we reasoned, would be warmer because the wind would be going over the top. Microclimate and all that. We had to swallow a hefty car park and visitors fee at the top, but we had such a laugh going down. There is a long and cobbly 'track' down to the village, which my 2-year old decided he wanted to walk down at the same time as the stragglers from a coach load of 50-somethings.

Except the 50-somethings: a) Swore (literally) that no-one had told them it was cobbled b) Or such a long way c) And were wearing slippers. Or maybe flip-flops d) And were obviously more used to Torremolinos. Or maybe Port el Kantaoui So the further they got down, the more they moaned, prompting a joke that it would never have passed modern day health and safety regulations.

Still no laughter. At this stage a bystander, clearly a local, suggested what was needed was some tarmac and a handrail. Comedy moment, indeed. Anyway, to get back to where this rant started, if you want Torremolinos, then keep away from Clovelly. But if you prefer your climate change to be local, Devon is one of the finest places to be.